Jane Austen: Seascapes and Landscapes
A Pathfinders Tour
July 14-24, 2010
Chawton House Library (photo by George Pohle)
Note: The registration period for this tour ends on June 1, 2010.
The tour theme, “Jane Austen: Seascapes and Landscapes,” encompasses homes and estates of Jane Austen, her friends, and her extended family. The itinerary includes such landmarks as Edward Austen’s estate, Godmersham; Stoneleigh Abbey, with its Repton-designed landscape; and the cottage in Chawton where Jane Austen wrote her mature masterpieces. Participants will also visit the seaside towns of Lyme Regis, Portsmouth, and Ramsgate. A JASNA-sponsored tour provides entrée to private homes and special events not available to the public, such as the Annual General Meeting of the U.K. Jane Austen Society and a private viewing of Austen’s letters and manuscripts at the British Library in London. The tour will be led by Anthea Bryant, who is a Jane Austen specialist and Blue Badge guide, and Carol Pippen, past editor of JASNA News.